New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-05
HOT WORDS IN THE SENATE.
SENATOR'S RESENT INSINUATIONS.

Mr.. Becks Railroad Attorney BILL After address by
Mr. Wilson, of Iowa. I'm favor Of the principles OF the BILL
the Senate proceeded to vote the Tho first
vote taken amendment offered by Mr.. Hoari
making II unlawful for member OF Congress TO accept
employment attorney in opposition to the United
States In any case to which tho United States
may be party in which its interests may be
concerned; from any subsidized railroad company If
such member have to believe that measures
specially affecting the interests OF such railroad pend
ing before Congress- about TO be pending during
his term OF Office. The amendment (Which was in the
nature OF a substitute to the original bib agreed to
by vote OF &c yeas 81 nays. follows Republicans
I'm Roman; Democrats In tallc:
Yeas-Messrs Alison Blair Bowen car Cheney conger
Cuom. Evarts Farwell Frye Hale. Hnwley Hosr Jones
OF Nevada. Mcmillan. Malone Morrill,. Payne Irgh. Rid;
deberger Sawyer. sewe. Sherman, spooner, Teller and
Nays-Messrs Adrich, Beck BERRY Bldct0wn. Bu1,r.
saS Mefsys Manaerson. Mitee Of Oregon S@ubarT
yoorhees WGlhGH Whthorne Wilson OF Iowa. and Wfson
The next vote was amendment offered by Mr.
Call to tho committees substitute Striking out all OF It
not strictly applying to members OF Congress acting
attorneys The amendment was relectcd-yes %; nays
%. The next question an amendment offered by
Mr. Salisbury substitute for the substitute reported
by the Judiciary Committee. - follows:
That 1t shall he unlawful for member OF Congress
accept employment counsel attorney receive
road company or any officer AGENT thereof which OBJ
m e Gs ssr S % PG or ac nD a rS
strued TO prevent Of either House Congress
saon for the when tho United States not party or
interested In the result Of said suits
Mr.. Salisbury explained that his statement did not
undertake to prescribe punishment for the offence but
merely 10 declare an inhibition OF the employment Of
members Of Congress under such circumstances. Mr..
Beck argued against Mr.. Sausburys amendment II that
amendment became the law, he said. It little bit
better than nothing; but nearly nothing that
hardly worth while for the Senate TO take up time
about It, 1t allowed any Senator or Representative to be
counsel In all the great suits Of these railroad companies
He might sit in either House with 100000 OF the
OF the Union Pacific the Central Pacific the Northern
Pacific in his pockets and yet because he had got no fee
In the particular matter which Congress was considering
he has TO be regarded disntercstcd man. That was
the meaning OF this amendment.
Every enemy Of his b every who sought to defeat
II by direct indirect means amending II and add
ing TO it. and experimenting IT, He believed that the
Senator from Delaware was himself friendly TO the pur-
pose OF the BILL but that Senator had been made to be-
ieve that the measure was too harsh That had
given the highest evidence of his fendncss when the
bill was first voted on.
Mr. Beck sent 20 the clerks desk and had read extracts
from The Record showing last session Mr. Salisbury
had voted yea the passage of the bill, and had voted
nay motion to refer IL to the Judiciary Committee.
speaker had desired before the final death Of the bill
Cbecause Mr. Hoar's amendment had destroyed 1t ana
Mr. saulsburys amendment only intended to lay II
little bit decouy In the grave to make this state
ment. lie willing To stand by the record made by
gentlemen last session. who then understood fairly the
purport OF the BILL but who willing TO license
every in both housos 10 be acting attorneys for cse
great railroad corporations. No Intelligent man In tho
country would believe that the amendment Of the sona
from Delaware would do any good and some people
would be malicious enough 10 think that Il not In
tended that IL should.
Mr.. salisbury said he codd not let the remarks ~
the Senator from Kentucky pass unnouccd lie Was
willing 10 conccdc 10 that Senator monopoly OF
oil the talent and all the virtue OF the Senate II scna
tor certainly assumed it for himself; aud he ir saus
bury would not contOyert his position But he thoushi
little ungcncrous In that Senator to rise In hs place aud
denounce other gentlemen who proper "a differ from
hin. The tendency OF that Senator'S remarks had been 10
show that because Senators had voted for b under the
impulse the and hal aferwarl changed their
views that change OF view had not been honest
Mr. Bock-Oh. cannot submit 10 that. have neither
claimed special virtue. suggested that anybody who
changed his vote had done 50 dishonesty deny IT,
Sir. saulsbury--You said that The Senator from Della
had voted for your hl and had been induced 10
change his opinion "ouii Ike Z" know what j. the
noanlng OF the term induced" applied by the Sena
to from kentucky. II that senator attempts To cast any
on Tie action Of myself or ANY other Senator
Mr.. Beck unirTupiiub The Senator ron Delaware
knows that sad there WAS no man whose integrity WIS
Mr STANDARDIZATION the Senator should be more gnarl-
ed in bis expressions.
Mr. Beck Viii leave Tho PecJ~i report ~ Wy remarks
uuiouchci and II the Senator finds 10 them 20 norr"w
anything attrhniug an improper motive To HIM. Viii
rise and apologize for H.
Mr.. salisbury do not want yol 10 apologize. know
That you -aid had been "iuluccd" 10 offer THIS nd
ment such an nputa,ou conveyed IN such language,
viii resent hcIe now, or anywhere else whenever INC
from Kentucky fccl- disposed Ia call 20 nc
count for anything that shah -ay in icsAd 10 INN
-Ich an impntauou j. uhN"itny "i S.''"'' un"uIA5
Of the senate; aud stand here now Ia sa that what
ever may lis virtue and whatever his parity. he is not
The peer OF other senator's IN h",e fcsariA dd vote
for the Senators bill believe eel at the time that IL
right But subsequent reflection couvncrl me hat -nuc
Df It's provisions were Objectionable believe That the
amendment offered by me Is night.
Mr. Beck said that he did not propose 10 answer the III
nalnred ana unjust Remarks OF te senator IRON 'clh
ware. III, Rec0rd would show hat that senator had
raised "a for nothing But when that senator said
hat he (r BecD not the peer OF other Senator'S lao
would leave that Ia the country.
language did not mean To say peel" but Superior"
Mr. Beck never claimed Ia be the superior OF any
SENATOR but AIN the peer OF mat Senator or anybody
series OF parliamentary manruyrcs in the way Of
offering and voting amendments OF them sub
,tantialy twice over followed ntersperscd win dis
,u- ions more or less heated.
NAYS 81. The committee substitute relrctcd-yeas
none, nays 81. An amendment offered by Mr. lIoar max
unlawful members Of Congress % hold
late In the District OF Coiunbia--e2cept residence
VA re9cedTye o. nays 40 ,tne yeas being Messrs
Mr.. Hoars first amendment Slightly modincdl was |
adopted no neutrality-suspicious. ~ my 81 ana t9en tho
sccdngs up to this point being In Committee OF the |
Mr. Beck then moved his original bill US Il Substitute
and 1t was rJected-yoas II nays. 80 modification
VI Mr.. Plat. amendment was offered by Mr.. Aldrlch,
and 1t was defeated lOi NAYS, 80,
At this stage Of the proceedings Mr. Teller rose aud eY-
pressed his intention OF voting against the BILL but dis
claimed any intention 10 eNpless tho contempt with
" hch DO regarded these proceedings. lie had been a
member OF the Senate Tor seven aud he thought he
could appeal TO every man present To bear testimony
that more dsgTaceiul scene had occurred In the
American Senate than had been that day lie had
heard determinations uhd cOndcmhnous mud /
Iaunts heretofore. but ho had never heard |
anything 10 compare with what he lind |
heard tOdHy-things not directly charged against |
member OF the bOdy-nOt charged In n way In which a
man would make himself ancuahlc to his colleagues but
charged by innucndo IL had been said The gentleman
Kentucky that those who opposed 70 this class
Jf legislation were dishonest
Mr. Beck dnterTupng) Is not true; that Is abso-
utely untrue.
Mr. Teller continuing without needing the in,errup-
On said that those who opposed this legislation
lad been told I'm substance that they wanted to MEM
OF the Senate 10 have their pockets fun the money
Jf great cOrpOratiOns, that they Hcuntors TO
have that In their pockets which would corrupt and
destroy their Judgments
Tho sennor Ar Beck said That big siniennnl wing Nm.